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The Corriere della Sera newspaper reported that the Italian central bank took the action because the Holy See has not yet fully complied with European Union safeguards against money laundering.

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise. The Church? Involved in something shady and illegal? Who knew.

//If a local Italian paper is reporting that there are insufficient safeguards, then the reality is probably that the Pope himself has been using stolen credit cards at McDonald's regularly or something similarly blatant.

ChipNASA:GOD The Catholic Church which is the biggest scam business/bank in the world, does NOT accept CREDIT CARDS /ftfy subtard

Inflatable Rhetoric:Inflatable Rhetoric: The pope went to Australia. Gave a talk about "materialism,", etc. Then adjusted his gold emboidered silk dress, took a limo to his private, and flew back to Italy.

Captain Darling:The Corriere della Sera newspaper reported that the Italian central bank took the action because the Holy See has not yet fully complied with European Union safeguards against money laundering

I wonder why that could be.

LOL like that's gonna happen. I'd be interested in the details here on what requirements they won't meet, but the way they insist on secrecy and transfer money through the HS basically IS money laundering. It's not a matter of meeting the documentation requirements to show you're not playing dirty by the intent of the rules. They ARE playing dirty by the intent, and thus cannot provide credible documentation to the contrary.

Fark Rye For Many Whores:Inflatable Rhetoric: Inflatable Rhetoric: The pope went to Australia. Gave a talk about "materialism,", etc. Then adjusted his gold emboidered silk dress, took a limo to his private, and flew back to Italy.

I had the same feeling walking through the Vatican. I couldn't help but wonder how much good all the money spent on guilding this and that in gold and draping everything in marble could have done for humanity over the ages. Then I went to the gift shop...$2,000-3,000 for these TINY mosaics. I don't doubt that a TON of work goes into them...but yeesh (and good luck selling those once you're "cash only"). Everything in the store seemed outrageously expensive and I couldn't help but think about all the older tourists who were packing the place and shelling out for something since it was their "once in a lifetime" trip to the Vatican. It felt very, very exploitative. I found the whole experience distasteful.